Overshoe and combined overshoe and sock and methods of using

Abstract

Overshoes (tenniesocks) are described herein that can be placed over a shoe wherein the overshoe becomes taut when placed over the shoe so as to give the appearance of a different shoe. The overshoe may have a sock associated with the overshoe, wherein the sock is designed to fit in the shoe. The overshoe may also comprise mounds or craters, and/or snap fastener parts that are correspondingly positioned to craters or mounds, and/or snap fastener parts on the shoe so that the overshoe can attach to and fit tautly over a shoe.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An overshoe-sock combination that comprises an overshoe and a sock that are affixed together. 
     
     
         2 . The overshoe-sock combination of  claim 1 , wherein the overshoe is configured to fit over a shoe and the sock is designed to be worn by a wearer and designed to be inserted and fit into the shoe. 
     
     
         3 . The overshoe-sock combination of  claim 1 , wherein the sock is affixed at a heel counter of the overshoe. 
     
     
         4 . The overshoe-sock combination of  claim 1 , wherein the sock is affixed around a circumference of a foot opening of the overshoe. 
     
     
         5 . The overshoe-sock combination of  claim 3 , wherein the sock is affixed to the overshoe by glue or by sewing. 
     
     
         6 . The overshoe-sock combination of  claim 2 , wherein the overshoe comprises one or more snap fastener buttons and sockets that are configured to snap onto the shoe. 
     
     
         7 . The overshoe-sock combination of  claim 6 , wherein a plurality of snap fastener buttons and sockets are present at are positioned on the overshoe in a position that is designed to fit over an eye stay of the shoe. 
     
     
         8 . The overshoe-sock combination of  claim 1 , wherein the overshoe comprises craters or mounds, wherein the craters or mounds are designed to fit into corresponding mounds or craters on a shoe. 
     
     
         9 . The overshoe-sock combination of  claim 8 , wherein the overshoe further comprises one or more snap fasteners. 
     
     
         10 . The overshoe-sock combination of  claim 1 , wherein the overshoe and the sock are affixed by one or more of hook and loop, stitching/sewing, or glue. 
     
     
         11 . The overshoe-sock combination of  claim 10 , wherein the overshoe is made of one or more of canvas, carbon rubber, blown rubber, polyurethane, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyhydroxybutyrate, polyhydroxybutyrate-valerate derivatives, or copolymers thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The overshoe-sock combination of  claim 2 , wherein the overshoe is substantially flat in an open position when the overshoe is not covering the shoe, and substantially in a shape of a shoe when it is in a closed position covering the shoe. 
     
     
         13 . An overshoe comprising a) a sole that comprises mounds or craters positioned on the sole of the overshoe so that the mounds or craters can be operationally attached to correspondingly positioned craters or mounds on a sole of a shoe, b) an upper portion that comprises a stretchable fabric that has an opening that allows the shoe to fit into the overshoe wherein said sole is connected to said upper portion. 
     
     
         14 . The overshoe of  claim 13 , wherein the opening is a slit or the opening is a topline opening. 
     
     
         15 . The overshoe of  claim 13 , wherein the stretchable fabric comprises spandex, lycra, or elastane and the sole comprises rubber or polyurethane or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The overshoe of  claim 13 , wherein the overshoe comprises mounds and the shoe comprises correspondingly positioned craters. 
     
     
         17 . The overshoe of  claim 13 , wherein the overshoe further comprises snap fasteners. 
     
     
         18 . The overshoe of  claim 13 , wherein the overshoe further comprises a sock. 
     
     
         19 . The overshoe of  claim 18 , wherein the sock comprises polyester, nylon, acrylic, polyolefins, cotton, wool, bamboo, linen, cashmere, mohair, micromodal fabrics, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         20 . The overshoe of  claim 19 , wherein the sock is attached by glue or by sewing.